The leap second is approaching… The coming Saturday at midnight, 30th June 23:59:60 (UTC), the first Leap second festival will take place. It will last until the 1st of July 00:00:00 (UTC). Within this leap second all the works of the festival are exhibited and performed ...
Location:See // Exhibition, 25-25 44th Drive, Long Island City, New York, 11101, US
Calling all photographers: you are invited to participate in the 3rd annual One Life Photography Competition for a chance to earn $75,000 in grants, publicity and awards. Presented by PDN Magazine and Artists Wanted, One Life is searching for photography that illuminates your perspective, your community, what you love ...
Location:The Kitchen, 512 West 19th St. , New York, New York, 10011, US
NYC PREMIERE! Gavin Butt & Ben Walters, This Is Not A Dream 2012, documentary and live performance on video Curated by Bradford Nordeen
The Kitchen 7PM
The video revolution of the 1970s offered unprecedented access to the moving image for artists and performers. New worlds began to unfold: you could ...
Location:Peter Rabbit's (former site) , 396 W. 10th St., New York, New York, 10014, US
1991, video, B&W Curated by Jamillah James
Peter Rabbit's (former site) 396 West 10th Street 2PM-6PM, continuous loop
Marlon Riggs' experimental music video politicizes the homoeroticism of African-American men. With images–sensual, sexual and defiant– and words intended to provoke, Anthem reasserts the "self-evident right" to life and liberty in an ...
Location:The Westway, 75 Clarkson St., New York, New York, 10014, US
2008, digital video, color, sound Curated by Abbe Schriber
The Westway 8:30PM screened on the half hour. Discounted cover during the screening.
SweetBerry Sonnet (Remixed) brings together music videos Linzy created in accordance with his 2008 full-length album of songs, SweetBerry Sonnet. Linzy performs and voices every character of ...
Location:The Phoenix, 447 E. 13th St., New York, New York, 10009, US
1965, 16mm, color Curated by Karl McCool
The Phoenix 7PM
A key work of queer and Latino New York underground film, José Rodríguez-Soltero described Jerovi as his “sexual probe of the narcissus myth.” A boldly erotic, dreamlike portrait of Jeroví Sansón Carrasco, who also commissioned and financed the film, Jerovi ...
In Joan Does Dynasty, Joan Braderman deconstructs the dramatic tropes of the television program “Dynasty,” a show that revolutionized prime time. “Dynasty” was a tremendous hit with American audiences with its ...
Location:Metropolitan, 559 Lorimer St. , Brooklyn, New York, New York, 11211, US
Metropolitan 11PM - 4AM
Curated by Jake Yuzna
Re-projecting captured footage of the social interactions within the Metropolitan onto its current patrons, the new evening long commission We All Gag! utilizes the social practice of nightlife to reflect on the role of cinema in the formation of identity, social behavior, and ...
Location:Abrons Arts Center , 466 Grand St. , New York, New York, 10002, US
Abrons Arts Center 8:30PM
Curated by Bradford Nordeen
“Geef me that Coparah chewel!” The ravishing queen of Technicolor gave her fourth and perhaps most memorable performance in the Universal camp classic Cobra Woman. Alongside regular costars Jon Hall and Sabu, Maria Montez plays a dual role, as twin sisters ...
Location:Abrons Arts Center, 466 Grand St. , New York, New York, 10002, US
1986, video, color, sound Curated by David Everitt Howe
Abrons Arts Center 9PM
Based on Marton's experiences at the National Conference on Men and Masculinity—which aimed to articulate male self-expression—(are we and/or do we) LIKE MEN features frank head-on interviews with men about culturally-conditioned male aggression, violence ...
Location:Barracuda, 275 West 22nd St., New York, New York, 10011, US
2010, HD Video, color Curated by Karl McCool
Barracuda 6PM - 12AM, continuous loop
The Galactic Pot Healer is an installment in the ongoing series Whispering Pines, in which body-dysmorphic, hypochondriac Cynthia navigates the enigmatic and possibly magical properties of her home decor. This episode finds Cynthia, dressed theatrically in blue ...
A One Man Show is a singular concert video. Released at the height of Jones’ New Wave superstardom, the event is more performance art than concert document. Spanning her disco career through ...
Location:W New York - Times Square, 1567 Broadway, New York, New York, 10036, US
It’s a Jackie Thing is an exhilarating look back at the Meatpacking District’s seedier and less gentrified past, when the neighborhood played host to notorious gay sex clubs, streetwalkers, and other fringe cultures. The video documents the antic celebrity impersonations of performers at the weekly party Jackie 60 ...
Location:Washington Square Park , MacDougal Street and West 4th Street, New York, New York, 10003, US
2004-2005, video, color, silent Curated by David Everitt Howe Washington Square Park 9PM
Focusing attention on the performative potential of bodies and their relation to each other in space, Roysdon’s Social Movement gathers several participants to, in the artist’s words, “simultaneously create and perform the stage.” Constructing a ...
